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Configure the Wireless Connection 
Manually

If your wireless router doesn't support WPS function, please 
setup by the following steps.

1. Click the SSID (name) of your router, 
and the corresponding information will 
be filled in the fields.

2. Input the password of 
your wireless network.

3.

  Click the 

Save

 button and disconnect the network cable. Do 

not power off the camera until it can be displayed in the IP Camera 
Tool. If the camera does not show up, try unplugging the power 
cable from the camera and plugging it back in. It should connect 
to the wireless network automatically.

1.  

Choose “Settings” on the top of the camera page, then 

go to the “Network - Wireless Settings” section on the left 
side of the screen, then click 

Scan

.

Click through different pages to see 
other wireless networks if there are 
more than 10.

2.

 Click the SSID (name of your router) in the list, and the 

corresponding SSID and encryption will be filled into the relevant 
fields automatically on the right side of the page. All you need to 
do is input the password for your wireless network.

Remote Access

2. 

Enable UPnP and DDNS in the camera’s settings page. We 

recommend you to use the Foscam DDNS by factory default, but if 
you want to use the third party DDNS, please check the user 
manual for further instructions.

Select 

Yes

 and click 

Save

.

Click 

Enable DDNS

 and click 

Save

.

The content in the Manufacture’s 
DDNS column is the domain name 
of your camera.

Click here

④ 

  

When you finish the QR code scanning, the UID will be input 

automatically, then input 

Device Name

Username 

(default is 

admin), 

Password

 (blank by default), click OK.

If you scan a QR code on the bottom of the 
camera successfully, the UID will be displayed 
automatically.

Default username is 

admin

 with no password.

Note:

If the QR code scanning is not successful, click          , please input 
the UID on the bottom of the camera manually. The procedure for 
inputting data is as follows. Click 

OK

.

Select

 High Definition

.

Select 

P2P UID

.

Please input the UID on 
the bottom of the camera.

Default username is 

admin 

with no password.

⑤  

So far, the camera has been added successfully. You can click it 

from the list to check the live video.

Tap here to connect 
the camera.

A green dot indicates the connection is 
successful. A red dot indicates issues 
with the connection.

NOTES:

     If it is the first time to login with Foscam App, the username is 
set to 

admin

 and the password field is left blank by default. When 

you connect your camera to the Foscam app, it will request that 
you modify the default username and/or password if both are still 
set to default. This is highly recommended and serves as a 

Input 

New Username, 

New Password

 and

 

Confirm password

.

     If it is the first time to login with Foscam App,  it will  go to 
"Setup Wizard”  automatically. Please set the basic parameters, 
such as camera name, camera time, wireless settings and so on.  

     If you would like to read more details on the Android App, 
please refer to the  

Android App User Manual

.      

     If you would like to read more details on the iOS App, please 
refer to the  

iOS App User Manual

.

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Technical Support

If you have problems with your Foscam IP Camera, please 
contact the Foscam reseller you purchased from,or you can 
e-mail the Foscam headquarter technical support team: 

[email protected]

.

Your valuable comments and suggestions on improving 
Foscam products are welcomed! 

  In the IPC management interface, click         . Your phone will go 

into the QR code scanning mode.

6

 

Access the IP Camera           

     by Smart Phone

(Android or iOS operating system)

If you use android or iOS mobile device, you can access the IP 
camera by Foscam App. Mobile phone connecting the camera 
after the success, recommend that you modify the user name 
and password.

This document takes Android system as an example, the iOS 
and android interface only subtle differences, you can still 
complete the operation in accordance with this example.

  

Download and Install the Foscam App

.

Search and install 

Foscam Viewer

 on App Store or Google Play 

for iOS or Android devices.

  

Click the 

Foscam Viewer

 on your phone to run the App.

Click Add New.

Input the port and IP address 
of your camera and click Save. 

443

443

5.  

Now you can access your IP camera by https://domain 

name: HTTPS port via the Internet. 

If you want to access your camera by web browser outside of your 
LAN, you need to configure some settings.

1. 

Choose “Settings” on the top of the camera web page, then go 

to the “Network > IP Configuration” section on the left side of the 
screen, then uncheck the 

Obtain IP DHCP

.

IP Address: 

Set this in the same subnet as 

your computer , or keep it as default.

Subnet Mask: 

Keep it as default.

Gateway 

and

 DNS Server: 

Set it to the IP 

address of your router.

3.  

You can see the port of your camera here. If you want to set 

Remote Access for several cameras on the same network, you will 
need to change the HTTPS port for each camera.

4.  

If the UPnP of the router has been enable, you do not need to 

perform floolowing steps.
Configure HTTP port forwarding on your router. We will be using 
the TP-LINK brand wireless router as an example.  

1. 

Press the WPS button of your camera for two seconds.

2. 

Press the WPS button of your wireless router for two 

seconds within 60 seconds. 

3. 

The camera will automatically create a secure wireless 

connection to your router in about 60 seconds.

After connect successfully, the indicator begins to twinkle at 
low frequency. Then you could see the camera’s IP address 
in the IP Camera Tool program again. 

If there is a UPnP function in your router.  Choose “Forwarding 
> UPnP”, make sure that the 

Current UPnP Status

 is 

Enabled

.

If there is a UPnP function in your router. Choose 
“Forwarding > Virtual Servers”, configure the following 
information.

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